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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2004

DIVIDEND CAPITAL TRUST INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Maryland   000-50724   82-0538520
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		   (Commission
File No.)		   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

518 17th Street, Suite 1700
Denver, CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 228-2200
(Registrant's telephone number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.01 Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

        Purchase of Cypress Park East.    On October 22, 2004, we acquired a fee interest in two distribution buildings totaling 367,167 square feet that are 100% leased to five tenants and are located in Central Park, a submarket of Orlando, Florida (collectively "Cypress Park East"). The total estimated cost of Cypress Park East is approximately $15.8 million (which includes an acquisition fee of $154,000 that is payable to Dividend Capital Advisors LLC, our advisor), which was paid from net proceeds from our public offering.

        Cypress Park East was acquired from Caleast Industrial Investors, LLC, a unrelated third party. The purchase price was determined through negotiations between the seller and our advisor. The total cost of this acquisition may increase by additional costs which have not yet been finally determined. We expect any additional costs to be immaterial.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        To be filed by amendment. Pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K, the registrant hereby undertakes to file financial statements filed in response to this item on an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K within 75 days from the date of acquisition.


SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


 
 
DIVIDEND CAPITAL TRUST INC.

October 27, 2004
 
By:
 
/s/  EVAN H. ZUCKER      
Evan H. Zucker
Chief Executive Officer



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